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New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:32 am
by joinery80
We'll got my car yesterday and am overall impressed
Only the seats are disappointing imo for a 34k car they surly should be leather.
the pro nav is excellent and apart from seats interior is best I have sat in
as far as performance goes it is very impressive in race mode and was very surprised by the sound it makes sort of a v6 growl.
I would say performance is not far off that of the rs4 certainly when it's run in it will only get stronger.
looks wise it looks plain there are just small clues as to what it is especially in white, but saying that it got alot of attention parked in town yesterday.
pros- interior and performance

Cons- seats not good enough
Very harsh ride compared to rs4

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:58 am
by John Johnson
Ain't these got an under bonnet speaker to boost the sound of the car so it sounds v6 like

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:27 am
by Sarnie
joinery80 wrote:We'll got my car yesterday and am overall impressed
Only the seats are disappointing imo for a 34k car they surly should be leather.
the pro nav is excellent and apart from seats interior is best I have sat in
as far as performance goes it is very impressive in race mode and was very surprised by the sound it makes sort of a v6 growl.
I would say performance is not far off that of the rs4 certainly when it's run in it will only get stronger.
looks wise it looks plain there are just small clues as to what it is especially in white, but saying that it got alot of attention parked in town yesterday.
pros- interior and performance

Cons- seats not good enough
Very harsh ride compared to rs4
Pics?

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:55 am
by Rick_RS4
John Johnson wrote:Ain't these got an under bonnet speaker to boost the sound of the car so it sounds v6 like

What????? That's like using a strap - on to bang the missus!

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:23 am
by Ian_C
Quote of the day

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:46 am
by John Johnson
Rick_RS4 wrote:
John Johnson wrote:Ain't these got an under bonnet speaker to boost the sound of the car so it sounds v6 like

What????? That's like using a strap - on to bang the missus!

Quality ! Yeah says so in a review ... Wonder if I could channel my fave bee gees album through it

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:54 am
by HYFR
Macca MP4 12C does the same.

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:04 am
by doodlebug
HYFR wrote:Macca MP4 12C does the same.
Which is why you'd buy a 458!

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:37 am
by neilparf
Rick_RS4 wrote:
John Johnson wrote:Ain't these got an under bonnet speaker to boost the sound of the car so it sounds v6 like

What????? That's like using a strap - on to bang the missus!
:lol:

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:24 pm
by nial335
When they dreamt up the name Golf R, someone missed the "E" out

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:35 pm
by Golfather
34 large for a 4 banger Dub is just stooopid!
Used RS3 all day long for that money

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:39 pm
by HYFR
Agreed.

But on a two year lease the cost of c.£8k for a brand new car (inc. VED)

That can't be sniffed at.

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:15 pm
by Ian_C
HYFR wrote:Macca MP4 12C does the same.
Kind of - I think the Mc is cleverer than that - I was led to believe these had a duct (or two ducts) from the engine bay into the back of the interior bulkhead with a flap to open / close to let more noise into the interior / make the interior quiet? Explains perhaps why the sound is more of a resonance than a pure engine sound.



http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews ... 12c-spider

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:48 pm
by nial335
Ian_C wrote:
HYFR wrote:Macca MP4 12C does the same.
Kind of - I think the Mc is cleverer than that - I was led to believe these had a duct (or two ducts) from the engine bay into the back of the interior bulkhead with a flap to open / close to let more noise into the interior / make the interior quiet? Explains perhaps why the sound is more of a resonance than a pure engine sound.



http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews ... 12c-spider
Should be called a Golf fakeR perhaps?

Re: New golf r vs rs4

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:41 pm
by RS6chris!
Say one of these yesterday....it looked like a 2.0 diesel.

And the four zorsts look a bit max power for me...it's a 4 pot FFS!

I would have kept 4 or as said RS3???....just for the 5 pot rumble.

Good luck with it though...world would be a boring place if we all liked the same things eh?